Teens and learners have changed a lot recently. They're using powerful gadgets of great potential but schools are still glued to pen and paper activities. Why don't we get closer to teens with web 2.0 activities that can engage and motivate them? Discover interesting and motivating tools in this presentation. http://www.abelsteachertrainingpage.blogspot.com

1. DIGITAL TOOLS TO
ENGAGE WEB 2.0 TEENS
REGIONAL WORKSHOP IN FOREIGN
LANGUAGES
ABEL GALVEZ BENITO
TOLEDO APRIL 2014
OXFORD
UNIVERSITY PRESS

2. DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENGAGE
WEB 2.0 TEENS

3. DIGITAL TOOLS TO ENGAGE
WEB 2.0 TEENS
• WELCOME
• TEENS AND ICT
• ENGAGING WEB 2.0
TOOLS
o TEXTS AND VIDEOS
o GRAMMAR
o SKILLS
o CINEMA & SONGS
• TIME FOR QUESTIONS

5. • GRANDPA’S IPAD
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZcIa_lGC
Zg

6. • A MAGAZINE IS AN
IPAD THAT
DOESN’T WORK
• http://www.youtube.c
om/watch?v=aXV-
yaFmQNk

7. http://visual.ly/raising-digital-generation

8. http://visual.ly/raising-digital-generation

9. http://elearninginfographics.com/t
ag/education-technology-
infographic/

10. • “My challenge to teachers is to create
assignments, projects and techniques to
capture your students' attention.
• Projects should be technology-rich,
highly engaging, and fun learning
experiences that reflect real-world skills.”
Engaging Students on Their Own Terms
http://thejournal.com/articles/2012/01/20/omg-engaging-
students-on-their-own-terms.aspx
By Anthony A. Luscre

12. ABEL’S ENGLISH PAGE
FOR STUDENTS FOR TEACHERS
http://abelsenglishpage.blogspot.com.es
/

13. FINDING AUTHENTIC TEXTS
• WWW.FACTMONSTER.COM

14. SIMPLE ENGLISH WIKIPEDIA
http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page

15. AUTHENTIC MAGAZINES
http://kids.nationalgeographic.com/kids/
http://www.timeforkids.com
/

16. http://visual.ly/

17. CREATE CLOZE TESTS
http://l.georges.online.fr/tools/cloze.html

18. GRAMMAR HANDOUTS
• www.slideshare.com • www.scribd.com

19. VOCABULARY PRACTICE
http://quizlet.com/

20. VOCABULARY PRACTICE
http://www.voki.com/

21. ORAL SKILLS: FOTOBABBLE
http://www.fotobabble.com/

22. ORAL SKILLS: SOUNDCLOUD
•WWW.SOUNDCLOUD.COM

23. http://woices.com/walk/4171

24. WRITING SKILLS
• STORIES FROM
PICTURES
• Who lived here?
• What happened?
• Do you think the
place is haunted?
• Write your own
story...

25. WRITING SKILLS
• FORUMS
• http://abelsenglish
page.blogspot.com
.es/2008/11/about
-boy-forum-
characters.html

27. http://laurabayod.edu.glogs
ter.com/ROSA-PARKS-130
IMAGES
AUDIO AND VIDEO
TEXTS
LINKS

28. LISTENING SKILLS
•www.elllo.org

29. EXPLOITING SONGS
http://lyricstraining.com/
http://youtu.be/ot6v2S9CIds

30. EXPLOITING SONGS

31. EXPLOITING FILMS
• www.CINEMAPERAESTUDIANTS.CAT
Cinema per a
estudiants
A collections of
interactive
activities in
English and
French

33. Connecting with your students’
world is a key factor to engage
them today.
Spice up your English class by
introducing web 2.0 activities.

34. DON’T FORGET TO WRITE
abelgalvez@gmail.com
TWITTER: @abelgalvezelt
FACEBOOK: ABEL GALVEZ ELT
HTTP://WWW.ABELSENGLISHPAGE.BLOGSPOT.COM
http://www.abelsteachertrainingpage.blogspot.com.es